everyone with axle shims....
09-04-2006, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Soon2bSpooled
ok so now im totally confused... ha ha so stylin concepts article was referring to people with shackles and hangers? i have ony the drop shackles but it appears the the angle of the axle is not as negative as it should be but im not sure what it should be 100% either.... im getting a vibration at 45mph. i have just shackles, belltech leveling kit like 80bucks. so i need fat side back? pretty much i figure im gona have to install them one way, drive it and see, and then if it still sucks then reverse it...dang this is a pain unless we get this figured out.
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09-04-2006, 03:07 PM
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so if the angle is too high, shims fat side front will be the answer and if the angle is too low then fat side to the rear?
09-04-2006, 03:10 PM
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theres no way im paying to have the 20$ shims put on, just making sure when i put the shims on they are going to correct direction because i dont want to snap my carrier bearing. the whole time i have been thinkin fat side to the engine but everyone elses ideas have made me second think myself. but i think im just gonna say screw it and do it. shouldnt take that long or be that hard at all
09-04-2006, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Soon2bSpooled
theres no way im paying to have the 20$ shims put on, just making sure when i put the shims on they are going to correct direction because i dont want to snap my carrier bearing. the whole time i have been thinkin fat side to the engine but everyone elses ideas have made me second think myself. but i think im just gonna say screw it and do it. shouldnt take that long or be that hard at all
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09-04-2006, 03:19 PM
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no i dont. just the shackles. i broke my carrier bearing once about 5 months ago and it was only holding on by about half of a bolt...it was spinning and slapping on my exhaust pipes like crazy. almost dropped out of the bottom of the truck. i dunno what caused it though cuz i have had these shackles for at least 2 years and had never had trouble.
09-04-2006, 07:20 PM
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if your lowered it goes toward the engine, i dont see whats so hard to understand.not trying to be a dick but when lowered goes fat to the front and lifted the other way around
09-04-2006, 07:38 PM
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2004, i understand that and i personally believe that too but colby and others are trying to say that fat end goes to the back. my personal belief is what you think, just trying to hear the other poeple justify their thoughts
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Originally Posted by Soon2bSpooled
so if the angle is too high, shims fat side front will be the answer and if the angle is too low then fat side to the rear?